Bethany Hairston, M.D.
Dermatology Physician · Columbus, MS
Bethany Hairston, M.D. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Mississippi, and NPI 1871513721, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 18078, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bethany Hairston
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 18078 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 724 Leigh Dr, Columbus, MS 39705
- Phone
- (662) 328-3375
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040916000369); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 724 Leigh Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Bethany Hairston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 18078Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,547 Medicare Part D claims for 593 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide300 claims
- Hydrocortisone218 claims
- Betamethasone Dipropionate158 claims
- Ketoconazole104 claims
- Mupirocin82 claims
- Fluorouracil64 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $386.17
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Bethany R Hairston MDColumbus, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bethany Hairston among 89 dermatology physician records in Mississippi
Bethany Hairston, M.D. is one of 89 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2007 among the 61 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 89 dermatology physician records in Mississippi.
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The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anna Woodson, MDColumbus, MS 397051427250935
- James Storer, M.D.Magnolia, MS 396521306910963
- Christin Hurt, M.D.Starkville, MS 397591144404898
- James Brock, M.D.McComb, MS 396481912036823
- Heather Newlon, M.D.McComb, MS 396481427278894
- Benjamin Rushing, MDBrookhaven, MS 396011073254256
- Alan Crawford, PAOcean Springs, MS 395641720048002
- Thomas Garrott, MDOcean Springs, MS 395641982664256
Common questions
What is Bethany Hairston, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bethany Hairston, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871513721, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bethany Hairston, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 724 Leigh Dr, Columbus, MS, 39705. Phone: (662) 328-3375. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bethany Hairston, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 18078, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bethany Hairston, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bethany Hairston, M.D. had 1,547 Medicare Part D claims for 593 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bethany Hairston, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.